BATESVILLE, Ind., Dec. 3, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The board of directors of Hillenbrand, Inc. (NYSE: HI) has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.20 per share on the company's common stock. On an annual basis, this is an increase of $0.01 per share to a total rate of $0.80 per share in fiscal year 2015. The dividend is payable Dec. 31, 2014, to shareholders of record at the close of business on Dec. 17, 2014.

ABOUT HILLENBRAND, INC.
Hillenbrand, Inc. (www.Hillenbrand.com) is a global diversified industrial company that makes and sells premium business-to-business products and services for a wide variety of industries. We pursue profitable growth and meaningful dividends for our shareholders by leveraging our leading brands and robust cash generation capabilities. We have begun to implement a set of management practices to be applied consistently across the enterprise. These practices, which together are known as the Hillenbrand Business System (HBS), include Lean, Talent Development, and Strategy Management. In the future, we will introduce additional management practices as a part of HBS. Our management team is leveraging HBS to deliver performance improvement in our portfolio. HI-INC-F

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